Collection Number BA MSS 68
Title Banquet Programs
Access By appointment during regular business hours, email [email protected].
Provenance Items in this collection were acquired through various sources and are added as they are received.
Abstract A collection of programs all relating to banquets. This collection is divided into five series.
Series I - Annuals Series II - Team Banquets Series III - State Banquets Series IV - Awards Banquets Series V - Menus
Content List Series I - Annuals Box 1 Folder 1 American Sportscaster Association - 1971, 1972, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Folder 2 All Sports Hall of Fame - 1969, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
Folder 3 All Sports Hall of Fame - 1995 – 1999, 2003
Folder 5 B’Nai B’Rith Bill Corum Memorial Dinner - 1962, 1969, 1971 – 1973, 1975, 1978
Box 2 Folder 1 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1924 – 1927
Folder 2 BBWAA – New York Chapter – Score Card Dinner - 1928, 1931, 1932, 1935 – 1941, 1944 – 1947, 1949 - 1938 - BL-3852.85
Folder 3 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1951 – 1961 Banquet tickets, B-57.58-1958 B-3100.63a,b-1961
Folder 4 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1962 – 1966 Banquet tickets, B-3164.63a,b-1962
Folder 5 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1967 – 1970
Folder 6 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1971 – 1975
Box 3 Folder 1 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1976 – 1980
Folder 2 BBWAA – New York Chapter – Scorebook Dinner - 1981 – 1988
Folder 3 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1990 – 1995
Folder 4 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 1996-1999
Folder 5 BBWAA – New York Chapter - 2004 – 2007
Box 4 Folder 1 BBWAA – Boston Chapter - 1939 - 1954 – 1957, 1959, 1960 - 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967
Folder 2 BBWAA – Boston Chapter - 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978 - 1981, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989 BL-1807.89 - 1991
Folder 3 BBWAA – Cleveland Chapter – Ribs and Roasts Dinner - 1956, 1963 - 1971
Folder 4 BBWAA – Kansas City Chapter – Awards Dinner - 1972
Folder 5 BBWAA – Los Angles Chapter - 1969 – 1972
Folder 6 BBWAA – New Jersey Chapter – Anniversary Banquet - 2005, 2008
Folder 7 BBWAA – Philadelphia Chapter - 1911, 1959
Folder 8 BBWAA – Pittsburgh Chapter - 1913, (2) 1934, 1938, 1941, 1944 - (3) 1959, 1960, 1962, 1971 - BL-394.2006.5 Speaker’s table ticket, 7th annual Shindig
Folder 9 BBWAA – San Diego Chapter - 1969-1971, 1974
Folder 10 BBWAA- Chicago Chapter- Diamond Dinner - 1957, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970 – 1972
Folder 11 BBWAA – Houston Chapter - Major League Baseball Dinner - 1961 – 1973
Box 5 Folder 1 BBWAA – St. Louis Chapter - 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966-1976, 1978 - 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989 - 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998-1999, - 2000-2001
Folder 2 BBWAA – Twin Cities Chapter - 1970
Folder 3 BBWAA – Washington D.C. – Awards Dinner - 1968 - 1970
Folder 4 Ball Players of Yesterday – Cincinnati Chapter - 1975 – 1980, 1982, 1983
Folder 5 Ball Players of Yesterday – Cincinnati Chapter - 1962, 1966 - 1974
Folder 6 Dapper Dan Club – Akron Chapter -1978
Folder 7 Dapper Dan Club – Allegany County Chapter - 1982
Folder 8 Dapper Dan Club – Pittsburg Chapter –Post-Gazette Dinner - 1958-1959, 1962, 1964, 1966-1970, 1973 - B-3178.63 Feb 4, 1962 ticket
Folder 9 Diamond Club – New Orleans - 1960 – 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 - 1974
Folder 10 Gameboree - Atlanta – Eddie Glennon Dinner - 1968 – 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978
Box 6 Folder 1 Old Timers Baseball Association – Chicago Chapter - 1943, 1944, 1946, - 1955, 1957 – 1969 - 1970 – 1975
Folder 2 Old Timers Baseball Association – Chicago Chapter - 1976 – 1985, 1993 – 2000, 2002
Folder 3 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stanford CT Charter - 1945, 1952, 1954 - 1963 - 1956 – 1961, 1964, 1965 Folder 4 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 1967, 1969 - 1975
Folder 5 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 1976 – 1978, 1980 – 1986, 1988
Box 7 Folder 1 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 1983 – 1986, 1988
Folder 2 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 1992, 1994 - 1998
Folder 3 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 1998 – 2001, 2003
Folder 4 Old Timers Baseball Association – Stamford CT Charter - 2005 - 2007
Box 8 Folder 1 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues - 1926, 1932, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943 - 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1972, 1975, 1987
Folder 2 Pitch and Hit Club – Chicago IL - 1955, 1973
Folder 3 Philadelphia Sporting Writers Association - 1909, 1938, 1954, 1959, 1970 – 1972 - 1912, BL-4023.86
Folder 4 Rawlings – Golden Glove - 1992, 1993
Folder 5 Union Leader Fund – Manchester NH. - 1949 – 1972, 1974 – 1978
Folder 6 Ken Kaiser’s Sports Celebrity Night - 1986
Folder 7 Baseball Assistant Team (BAT) - 1998, BL392.2006.57a,b - 2000, 2001, 2003-2005 - 2007-2009, 2011-2014
Box 9 Folder 1 Old Timers Baseball Association – Danbury, CT Chapter - 1965, 1976
Folder 2 Old Timers Baseball Association – Johnstown PA Charter - 1948, 1968, 1977,
Folder 3 Old Timers Baseball Association – Northeastern Ohio Charter - 1975, 1976
Folder 4 Old Timers Baseball Association – St. Paul MN Charter - 1972
Folder 5 Old Timers Baseball Association – Tuscarawas Co. Charter - 1993
Folder 6 Old Timers Baseball Association – Will Co IL Charter - 1974, 1975
Folder 7 Old Timers Baseball Association – Wisconsin Charter - 1955, 1959, 1964, 1968 - 1970, 1972. 1973, 1975, 1977
Folder 8 Old Timers Baseball Association – Colorado Chapter -1952
Folder 9 Old-Timers Association – Staten Island, NY - 198?
Folder 10 Old-Timers Association – Baltimore, MD - 13th Annual dinner - 1972 Constitution & By-Laws
Box 10 Folder 1 Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation -5th annual dinner and auction, 1/19/2008, BL-9.2012.6
Folder 2 MLB Players Alumni Association Legends for Youth Dinner - Nov 3, 2011 at NY, BL-56.2012
Folder 3 Manatee Chamber of Commerce (Bradenton, FL) - 12th Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet
Folder 4 Boston Braves Historical Association - 1996-1998, 2001-2004, 2006
Folder 5 Federacion de Peloteros Profesionales Cubanos Hall de la Fama - 1986 (August 3)
Folder 6 Sports Writers and Sportscasters of London (Ontario, Canada) - London Sportsmen’s Dinner, 3rd annual - Feb 10, 1959, BL-392.2006.56
Folder 7 BBWAA – NY Chapter - 2010, 2012 BL-132.2012
Series II - Team Banquets Box 1 Folder 1 Brooklyn Dodgers - 4/14/1941, B-213.80 - 1949 - 4/11/1955, BL-14.2009.1 - 4/16/1956, BL-14.2009.2
Folder 2 Boston Red Sox - 1905, 2000, 2004 - Nov 1, 1995, BL-45.98
Folder 3 Cincinnati Reds - 1962
Folder 4 Detroit Tigers - 1923, 1963, 1968
Folder 5 New York Giants - 1955
Folder 6 New York Mets - 1970, 2003 -2008 Welcome Home Dinner to benefit the leukemia & lymphoma society
Folder 7 Philadelphia Athletics - 1910 - 10/17/1929, BL-2980.81
Folder 8 Pittsburg Pirates - 1947 Pittsburgh Professional Baseball Assoc. – Annual Dinner Dance - 1956, 1959-1960, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1968 Pittsburgh Pirated Dinner – Fraternal Order of Eagles -1957-1967
Folder 9 St Louis Cardinals - 1915, 1947
Folder 10 Washington D.C. - 1933
Folder 11 New York Yankees - April 18, 1952, BL-392.2006.55 - April 14, 1969
Folder 12 New York Base Ball Club (BL-2437.2001) - October 14, 1888 (2 copies)
Folder 13 Florida Marlins-Dinner on the Diamond - May 17, 2009
Folder 14 Lowell Magicians-1887 Champions, New England League - Oct 8, 1887 - BL-4187.2005, BL-4189.2005 – - 2 different menus, same banquet
Folder 15 Chicago Cubs - Oct 17, 1907, B-483.53, multiple autographs
Series III - State Banquets Box 1
Folder 1 Alabama – Sports Hall of Fame Dinner - 1994
Folder 2 Florida – Governors Dinner - 1947, 1949, 1950, 1955 – 1957 - 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973 – 1975 - 1977, 1988, 1989, 2009
Folder 3 Florida - Manatee County Hall of Fame Dinner - 1968
Folder 4 Georgia – Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner - 1957, 1973 - 1976, 1979, 1980
Folder 5 Maryland – Tops in Sports Dinner - 1958, 1963, 1966, 1984, 1998
Folder 6 Missouri – Tops in Sports Hall of Fame - 1978 Missouri – Sports Hall of Fame, 38th Induction Dinner -1992, April 20 (BL-358.2014.2) Folder 7 New Hampshire – Baseball Dinner - 1988
Folder 8 New York – All Sports Dinner - 1927, 1976, 1988
Folder 9 New York Buffalo Athletic Club Sports Dinner - 1954 New York – Buffalo Municipal Baseball Assoc. Banquet -1962, 1970
Folder 10 New York – Baseball War Bond Dinner - 1943
Folder 11 New York – Fordham Block F Dinner - 1970
Folder 12 New York – Hot Stove League Dinner - 1967, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977
Folder 13 New York – Oneonta Yankee Baseball Dinner - 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978
Folder 14 New York – Sport Magazine – Top Performer Dinner - 1961
Folder 15 Pennsylvania – Sports Hall of Fame Dinner - 1992,1994
Folder 16 Pennsylvania – York Area Sports Night - 1974 (autographed)
Folder 17 Washington – Tacoma-Pierce County Baseball-Softball Old-Timers Association Annual Hall of Fame Banquet -1998, 2000-2001
Folder 18 Texas – Baseball Hall of Fame Banquet - July 10, 1985, 7th annual
Folder 19 Arkansas – 2nd annual Banquet - Jan 21, 1960
Folder 20 North Carolina – Hot Stove League 14th Baseball Banquet - Jan 30, 1989, BL-392.2006.58
Series IV - Awards Banquets Box 1
Folder 1 Baseball Awards Dinner - 1970
Folder 2 Beloit Baseball Veterans Association - 1962, 1967
Folder 3 Dunlop Pro-Am Dinner -1977 Folder 4 Lou Gehrig Sports Award -1996 -1998
Folder 5 Manitoba Hall of Fame - 1999
Folder 6 National Polish – American Sports Hall of Fame Dinner - 1999
Folder 7 New York Sports Museum and Hall of Fame Dinner - 1993
Folder 8 “Scooter” Awards Dinner - 1997, 2004
Folder 9 Branch Rickey Award Dinner -1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
Folder 10 San Quentin Baseball Banquet - 1933
Folder 11 11th Sports Broadcasters Association awards dinner - Jan 29, 1959, BL-392.2006.96
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Awards Dinner - 1995
Folder 12 Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame Dinner - 1998
Folder 13 University of Cincinnati Hall of Fame - 1977
Folder 14 William (Judy) Johnson Sports/Scholarship Banquet -1989
Folder 15 Texas Round-Up Annual Awards Luncheon -1987
Folder 16 Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation – In the Spirit of the Game awards dinner - 2010
Scout of the Year Awards – 1987; BL-5163.87b
Folder 17 The Dick Littlefield Club “Great Ballplayers” Awards -1988, August 10
Folder 18 Annual Rookie All-Star Team Awards - 1959, 1961 w/ invitation - 1960 – copy explaining award with ballot
Folder 19 The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards Dinner - 2009, March 16
Folder 20 Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League - Sept 5, 1967, BL-296.67 - Sept 3, 1969, BL-2039.69
Folder 21 JDRF 2011 Best of Illinois “Bringing Home a Cure” - May 19, 2011 (Ron Santo)
Folder 22 MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon, 5/30/2014 – in conjunction with Civil Rights Game, 2014 (BL-190.2014.2)
Folder 23 John Henry “Pop” Lloyd Lecture and Humanitarian Award - 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002
Folder 24 James “Cool Papa” Bell BB League Awards Dinner & Dance - Nov 15, 1975, signed by Bell on cover
Folder 25 Van Heusen Outstanding Achievement Award - Jan 26, 1962, B-3107.63
Series V - Menus Box 1
Folder 1 Association of Professional Ball Players of America - 1958
Folder 2 Cincinnati reds 1939 World Series Dinner - 1939
Folder 3 Field of Dreams Menu - was a local restaurant on RT-28, PC Commons
Folder 4 National League Golden Jubilee Dinner – 1926 BL-192.60; BL-426.73; B-2509.63; BL-13.58L - Includes a brief history of the National League - Pre-1926 Opening Day photographs - Seating List (BL-4086.72) - Invitation to the dinner -Acceptance card to the dinner - List of speakers - Note to Mr. Bramham regarding him attending the dinner
Folder 5 Toots Shor NY Baseball Writers Dinner - 1951, 1969, 1971
Folder 6 Grand Slam, America’s Sports Bar -Grand Slams of the Century
Folder 7 Score Card – Al Schacht’s Restaurant (2 copies) -menu used at Circus Saints & Sinners Luncheon honoring Al Schacht as Fall Guy BL-6384.70 – autographed by Schacht
Folder 8 Bill Zuber’s Dugout in the Amana Colonies, Homestead, Iowa -menu holder is in the shape of a baseball (no menu is included).
Folder 9 8th Forth Worth Star-Telegram Dixie Series Special Dinner Menu, 1939 (Forth Worth Cats vs. Nashville Vols)
Folder 10 “The Home Plate” Restaurant, Cooperstown, NY
Folder 11 Gettysburg Eddie’s, Pennsylvania, Edward S. Plank
Folder 12 Founders Club Menu at Pro Player Stadium (Miami) Batters Box Menu at Pro Player Stadium (Miami)
Folder 13 The Executive Suite Menu at Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)
Folder 14 Mets Metropolitan Club menu - The Grill Room
Folder 15 Eating Your Way Around Miller Park: A Complete Food Guide
Folder 16 Cardinals Cuisine Cardinals Club Box Menu Cardinals Diamond Box Menu
Folder 17 Yankee Tavern menu
Folder 18 Dinner program and menu for the Fortieth Anniversary of the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, Feb. 9, 1916 (BL-95.51)
Folder 19 Pennsylvania Railroad System breakfast menu – photograph of The Pittsburgh Baseball Club: Champions of the National League 1925 on front of menu, B-297.52, B-470.67
Folder 20 Preferred seating menu for the Ballpark in Arlington - BL-559.2012.52
Folder 21 The Bulls Menu – a guide to great eating at Durham Athletic Park - BL-67.2013.201
Folder 22 In-seat service menu for Legends at Yankee Stadium, 2013 - BL-297.2013.3
Folder 23 Menu for the MLB Beacon Awards Luncheon held in conjunction with the Civil Rights Game, 2014, BL-190.2014.3
Folder 24 Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel “Gas House” menu, St. Louis, MO - inside cover gives history of Gas House Gang - B-77.79, pottery mug on cover in collection